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Eventdex · Heat

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5135030

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event_typeExcessive Heat
ncei_event_id5,135,030
episode_id1,091,752
begin_utc2000-02-23T18:00:00+00:00
end_utc2000-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
stateWISCONSIN
cz_typeZ
cz_nameFOND DU LAC
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeA prolonged period of well above normal temperatures affected southern Wisconsin at the end of February, 2000. Daily maximum temperatures were 15 to 30 degrees above normal while nighttime lows were 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Several new recored daily maximum temperatures and high minimum records were set. Janesville (Rock Co.) registered 68 on February 23rd, breaking the old record of 58 set back in 1932. On the 25th, Madison (Dane Co.) set a new daily and all-time February record of 64 degrees, while Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co.) had a new record high minimum of 40. On the 26th, Milwaukee reached 64, breaking the old record of 62 set back in 1932. Madison came in with 61, breaking the old record of 59 set only in 1998. Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac Co.) came in with 65, breaking the old record of 56 set back in 1932. On the 26th, Milwaukee also had a new high minimum record of 47. On the 29th, Madison set a new maximum temperature record of 60, while Milwaukee did the same with 61. Many area lakes in southern Wisconsin lost their ice cover due to this prolonged warm spell.
year2,000

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